Vallée River

The Vallée River is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar and Siante-Marie-de-Beauce, in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Vallée river are:

north side: rivière des Îles Brûlées, Chaudière River;
east side: Chaudière River, Saint-Elzéar stream;
south side: Aulnaies stream, Savoie River;
west side: Beaurivage River.

The Vallée river has its source in a mountainous area, in the municipality of Saint-Elzéar. This head area is located west of the center of the village of Saint-Elzéar, at west of Chaudière River and northeast of Mont-Sainte-Marguerite.
From its source, the Vallée River flows over in agricultural and forest areas, divided into the following segments:

north, in Saint-Elzéar, to a country road;
north, up to the route du rang du Bas Saint-Jacques;
northeasterly, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce;
north-east, crossing route 171, up to its confluence.

The Vallée river empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. This confluence is located upstream from Île Perreault, downstream from the bridge in the village of Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and upstream of the Scott bridge.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Vallée was formalized on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.